Observer Media

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Observer Media
Industry Online and Print media
Founded 2007; 9 years ago (2007)
Founder Jared Kushner
Headquarters Manhattan, New York City, US
Key people
 Joseph Meyer (CEO, Observer Media), Ken Kurson (Editor-in-chief, Observer.com), Dana Schwartz, Tim Ferriss, James Altucher, Nir Eyal, Robin Seemangal
Website www.observermedia.com

Observer Media is an American print and online media company.[1][2][3] The company was formed through several acquisitions, including acquisition of the New York Observer in 2007.[4][5][6] Observer Media is based in lower Manhattan, New York City, and is owned by businessman Jared Kushner.[7][8][9] It currently publishes the New York Observer and the Commercial Observer, observer.com and Commercialobserver.com.[10][11] The observer.com site is a consolidation of several notable online properties including The Gallerist, BetaBeat, NY Politicker, and PolitickerNJ.[12][13][14]

History[edit]

In 2007 Jared Kushner began acquiring and merging several print and online media publications into the Observer brand, including New York Observer, BetaBeat, Gallerist, NY Politicker, SCENE Magazine and PolitickerNJ.[15][16] These acquisitions became integrated into the website observer.com (Gallerist was integrated in September 2014, PolitickerNY in March 2014, BetaBeat in January 2015, and PolitickerNJ in August 2016).[17]

In March 2012 Observer Media launched Commercial Observer, a commercial real estate publication.[18] The organization has since received various awards, including "NAREE's 65th Annual Real Estate Journalism” award,[19] "Best Team Report Silver” award (2013),[20] and "Best Weekly Newspaper Report Silver” award (2014).[21] The Commercial Observer publishes at commercialobserver.com and also publishes weekly print edition.

Format[edit]

The Observer Media online site includes four main content categories: News & Politics, Arts & Entertainment, Business & Technology, and Style & Design. Observer Media continues to publish a print edition called the New York Observer, which features syndicated content largely from the observer.com.

Controversy[edit]

In April 2016, Editor-in-chief Ken Kurson was criticized for providing "input" to Donald Trump in a speech given at the annual AIPAC conference.[22] The Observer was also criticized in 2014 for an investigative piece on former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.[23] In July 2016, Observer staff journalist Dana Schwartz published an open letter to Jared Kushner criticizing him for his involvement in Donald Trump’s (Kushner’s father-in-law) presidential campaign.[24] Shortly thereafter, Kushner responded to the letter defending his contributions to Trump’s presidential campaign.[25] Both articles were widely circulated in social media and attracted attention from various media outlets.[26]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Education of a Publisher". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  2. ^ "Jared Kushner Names Brother-in-Law New York Observer CEO". New York Magazine. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  3. ^ "How Jared Kushner Became Donald Trump's Mini-Me". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  4. ^ "Jared Kushner's Trump Card". Bloomberg. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  5. ^ "Jared Kushner's Second Act". The Esquire. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  6. ^ "Who Is Ivanka Trump's Husband? Jared Kushner Is A Success In His Own Right". Romper. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  7. ^ "Ivanka and Jared's Power Play". The New Yorker. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  8. ^ "Kushner praised Wildstein after Bridgegate resignation: lawyer". The Real Deal. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  9. ^ "New York Observer loses top reporter over Trump coverage". CNN. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  10. ^ "Jared Kushner". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  11. ^ "Observer Media Group Launches New Real Estate Site: LivingThere.com". The Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  12. ^ "A New 'Observer'". Politico. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  13. ^ "Albanese to NY Observer". New York Post. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  14. ^ "The New York Observer Lost Its Pink Paper Today". Animal New York. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  15. ^ "Developer Jared Kushner Sells Puck Building Penthouse for $28 Million". Mansion Global. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  16. ^ "A Brief History of the 'New York Observer' as Reported by the 'Times'". The Awl. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  17. ^ "Web site's 'bris' cartoon offends politicians, ADL". NJ Jewish News. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  18. ^ "New York Observer Starts a Paper on Real Estate". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  19. ^ "NAREE's 65th Annual Real Estate Journalism Award Winners". Naree. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  20. ^ "Real Estate's Best News Outlets: Reporters from Bloomberg, Inman News, HomeSource, The New York Times, Virginian Pilot, AJC Win Big at NAREE". SkyLine Views. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  21. ^ "7th annual Pulse Healthcare Conference: Facilities of the Future". New York EventsList. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  22. ^ "New York Observer Editor Doesn't Regret Involvement With Donald Trump's AIPAC Speech". Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  23. ^ "A New York Observer Article Brings a Spat in Trump's Orbit". New York Times. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  24. ^ "An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees". The Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  25. ^ "Jared Kushner: The Donald Trump I Know". The Observer. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 
  26. ^ "A Conversation with Dana Schwartz, Who Just Called Out Her Trump-Supporting Boss". Squire. Retrieved 12 October 2016. 

External links[edit]

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